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Health Insurance Coverage and Its Associated Factors Among Reproductive-Age Women in East Africa: A Multilevel Mixed-Effects Generalized Linear Model

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2021
Adisu Birhanu Weldesenbet,1 Sewnet Adem Kebede,2 Behailu Hawulte Ayele,3 Biruk Shalmeno Tusa1 1Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Haramaya, Ethiopia; 2Department of Epidemiology and ...
Weldesenbet AB, Kebede SA, Ayele BH, Tusa BS   +3 more
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Beyond Prediction: Data, Baselines, Explanation, and Causation in Machine Learning for Food Insecurity

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
The gains from machine learning in nowcasting and forecasting food insecurity are still small and limited and cannot be observed in all countries. This review summarizes the public resources for data, corrects common misconceptions about model requirements, and establishes baseline requirements, explanations, causal inference, and equity in operational
Shabnam Mehboob, Azman Abdullah, Gunesh Kumar, Samreen Memon, Naila Afghan   +4 more
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Potential role of tenofovir vaginal gel for reduction of risk of herpes simplex virus in females

International Journal of Women's Health, 2012
DHS TanDivisions of Infectious Diseases, St Michael's Hospital, University Health Network, and University of Toronto, Toronto, CanadaAbstract: A surprising result of the groundbreaking CAPRISA-004 trial, which demonstrated the efficacy of vaginal
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Spatio-temporal variation in childhood growth in Nigeria: a comparison of aggregation and interpolation

International Journal of Digital Earth, 2017
The mean height-for-age Z-score (HAZ) of children under five is an important indicator of the health status of a population. HAZ values are frequently aggregated and reported at the national level, potentially obscuring important within-country variation.
Elise Hellwig, Robert J. Hijmans
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Cervical sagittal alignment in patients with dropped head syndrome

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021
Background: Dropped head syndrome (DHS) can be divided into two types, the positive sagittal vertical axis (SVA) type and the negative SVA type. However, the cervical sagittal alignment of DHS including global sagittal spinal alignment and the typical ...
Weiqing Qian, Kenji Endo, Takato Aihara, Yasunobu Sawaji, Hidekazu Suzuki, Yuji Matsuoka, Taichiro Takamatsu, Kazuma Murata, Kengo Yamamoto   +8 more
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Soft Coral-Derived Dihydrosinularin Exhibits Antiproliferative Effects Associated with Apoptosis and DNA Damage in Oral Cancer Cells

Pharmaceuticals, 2021
Dihydrosinularin (DHS) is an analog of soft coral-derived sinularin; however, the anticancer effects and mechanisms of DHS have seldom been reported. This investigation examined the antiproliferation ability and mechanisms of DHS on oral cancer cells. In
Kun-Han Yang, Yu-Sheng Lin, Sheng-Chieh Wang, Min-Yu Lee, Jen-Yang Tang, Fang-Rong Chang, Ya-Ting Chuang, Jyh-Horng Sheu, Hsueh-Wei Chang   +8 more
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Independent leaf and root responses to autumn freezing in perennial herbs: Insights from cutting and transplant manipulations

Grassland Research, EarlyView.
In this study, we compared two sampling approaches to assess autumn freezing resistance. Our goal was to determine whether the commonly employed cutting method, which disrupts root‐tissue connectivity, provides a valid measure of true freezing resistance.
Zhengjie Yan, Cheng Chen, Xin Jing, Shuai Ren, Junpeng Rui, Tao Wang, Jin‐Sheng He   +6 more
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Factors associated with early initiation of breastfeeding in Guinea: Analysis DHS 2018 and implications for public health

Journal of Public Health in Africa
Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding is crucial for the survival of newborns, as it significantly reduces infant mortality rates. However, in Guinea, this practice remains below the targets set by the World Health Organization, which stated that
Fanta Barry, Jérôme W. Some, Ramata Diallo, Kaba S. Keita, Madeleine Touré, Tiany Sidibé, Sadan Camara, Aissatou Diallo, Hermann B. Lanou, Alpha O. Sall, Mamadou D. Baldé, Alexandre Delamou   +11 more
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Baseline population health conditions ahead of a health system strengthening program in rural Madagascar

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: A model health district was initiated through a program of health system strengthening (HSS) in Ifanadiana District of southeastern Madagascar in 2014. We report population health indicators prior to initiation of the program.
Ann C. Miller, Ranto H. Ramananjato, Andres Garchitorena, Victor R. Rabeza, Djordje Gikic, Amber Cripps, Laura Cordier, Hery-Tiana Rahaniraka Razanadrakato, Marius Randriamanambintsoa, Lara Hall, Megan Murray, Felicite Safara Razanavololo, Michael L. Rich, Matthew H. Bonds   +13 more
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Factors associated with antenatal care services utilisation patterns amongst reproductive age women in Benin Republic: An analysis of 2011/2012 benin republic's demographic and health survey data

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2017
Background: High maternal and neonatal mortality persist in Benin Republic despite recent improvements. Numerous women and newborns continue to suffer preventable deaths. Although factors associated with the attendance of at least one antenatal care (ANC)
Justin Dansou, Adeyemi O Adekunle, Ayodele O Arowojolu   +2 more
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